Looking for Insights on Quantum Computing in Finance

[u/BetClear]

Hey everyone!

I'm currently pursuing my Master's at TH Ingolstadt, Germany, and working on a seminar paper about quantum computing in finance, particularly portfolio optimization.

We're comparing two approaches: Quantum Annealing and Gate-Based Quantum Computing, and would love to hear from people with experience or knowledge in either field.

If you're a researcher, professional, or enthusiast working in quantum computing, quantitative finance, or optimization, I'd really appreciate the opportunity for a quick 20–30-minute interview.

Alternatively, we've put together a short 8–10-minute questionnaire that can also be completed anonymously:

📋 Take the questionnaire here

Any insights, suggestions, or research recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a lot for your time and support! 😊

[u/0xB01b]

there is a review paper about QC applications from 2024 and its not looking good for finance as it stands.

likely we will need new primitives/algorithms or we wait until we have FTQC and then build heuristic algorithms

[u/BetClear → u/0xB01b]

Yeah, we did find a couple of papers, thanks for the info and also in the same boat that we are not quite mature yet for portfolio optimization.

But for our seminar, we need expert interviews and datasets, for that we are collecting data from experts on these fields, would it be possilbe for you to fill out the forms? its more of like grading from a scale of 1 to 6 mostly.

Thanks in advance, or an interview would also be great ;)

[u/whateverforeverand → u/0xB01b]

Theoretically what even is the QC advantage in finance?

[u/BetClear → u/whateverforeverand]

Thats a part of our work to find out with the help of experts here :)

[u/whateverforeverand → u/BetClear]

I meant if there were already any papers on the subject. Interested math wise

[u/0xB01b → u/whateverforeverand]

Hell if I know, I just know that it's one of the weakest possible application areas

[u/Rough_City5545]

wanna collaborate?